| Born | 19 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Garbally College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | John Devine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Devine (born 19 February 2002) [1] is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays for Connacht in the URC. Devine’s primary position is Scrum-half
Devine was on the under 20’s 6 nations squad in 2022 scoring 4 tries from 5 matches, the team won the grand slam for the first time in 3 years under the coaching of Richie Murphy. On this tournament Devine paired up at half back with Leinster player Charlie Tector. [2]
Devine was named as a member of the Connacht academy for the 2022-23 season. [3] He made his debut for Connacht in Round 3 of the 2023-24 European Rugby Champions Cup against Lyon. [4] He scored his first 2 tries against Zebre Parma in the Sportsground on April 20, 2024, and was named URC player of the match.
It was announced by Connacht Rugby on 2 February 2026 that Matthew had decided not to extend his contract and would be leaving the club at the end of the 2025-2026 season. On 2 February 2026 it was announced that he would be joining Ulster Rugby starting at the beginning of the 2026-2027 season for at least 1 season until Summer 2027. In going to Ulster he will be pairing up with head coach Richie Murphy who was his head coach during his u20s Grand Slam winning 6 nations tournament in 2022 [5]
On 2 February 2026 it was announced that he would be joining Ulster Rugby starting at the beginning of the 2026-2027 season for at least 1 season until Summer 2027. [6]